Specialist Mental Health Pharmacist

Overview

In this role you will provide expert clinical pharmacy support within inpatient and community mental health settings, driving safe, evidence-based, and cost-effective use of medicines. You join a multidisciplinary team to optimise outcomes for service users and support the wider trust with mental health pharmaceutical expertise. There is an expectation of out-of-hours on-call work and ongoing professional development. The department emphasises learning, collaboration, and a patient-centered approach to medicines optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a clinical pharmacy service within designated multidisciplinary teams to optimise pharmacological treatment
• Develop and maintain medicines-related SOPs and promote safe medicines practice
• Provide expert medication reviews and medicines optimisation advice for mental health patients
• Advise on prescribing issues, drug interactions, and clinical governance with regulatory compliance
• Participate in data collection, audits and clinical trials; support MHRA and CQC requirements
• Contribute to education and training, supervise junior staff, and deputise for senior pharmacists when needed
• Support electronic prescribing and medicines administration systems (EPMA) and related notes systems
• Travel across the Trust to deliver services and participate in on-call, weekend, and late duties

Key requirements

• MPharm or equivalent; registered with General Pharmaceutical Council
• Post-registration qualification in Mental Health Pharmacy or Clinical Pharmacy (desirable)
• Significant post-registration experience in evidence-based clinical pharmacy
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and across the Trust
• Flexible and able to travel; capable of late duties, weekends, and on-call
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal

• excellent verbal and written communication
• flexible, adaptable and responsive to change
• teamwork and collaboration
• high-level clinical pharmacy skills in mental health
• evidence-based healthcare knowledge
• use of electronic notes and prescribing systems

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